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Cheap Call Centers End Up Costing More

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Joe Paduda writes in his blog Managed Care Matters that too many companies in the managed-care industry have made the mistake of outsourcing call centers to the lowest bidder -- even to other countries -- to save money.

They end up losing customers, he said, which means they lose money. They have forgotten that talking to their customers is their most important business, he says.

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.